Which Way Is East
Film About a Father Who • 32m
Directed by Lynne Sachs • 1994 • United States
When Lynne Sachs travels north from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi with her sister Dana Sachs, a writer living in Vietnam, conversations with strangers and friends reveal to them the flip side of a shared narrative. The sisters’ reflections on tourism, city life, culture clash, and historic inquiry start off as a road trip and flower into a political discourse. Together, they explore the complex history, culture, politics, and traditions of Vietnam in this rich and reflective impressionist travelogue.
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Directed by Lynne Sachs • 2009 • United States
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Wind in Our Hair
Directed by Lynne Sachs • 2010 • United States
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The Washing Society
Directed by Lizzie Olesker and Lynne Sachs • 2018 • United States
When you drop off a bag of dirty laundry, who’s doing the washing and folding? THE WASHING SOCIETY brings us into New York City laundromats and the experiences of the people who work there. Filmmaker Lynne Sachs and playwright Liz...
